Top 50 Venture Capital Blog Posts of 2009
Looking for venture capital? Or looking for great insights to grow your business?Well, we've scoured a year's worth of great blog posts from hundreds of venture capitalists and industry experts, and...
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Good News For Those Seeking Venture Capital
VC-backed exits had a great quarter in Q1 of 2010. (For those who don't understand "VC-backed exits" it means companies funded by venture capital firms which cashed out, which typically happens through...
View ArticleWho Else Wants to Raise Venture Capital?
I've been working with entrepreneurs for more than 10 years, and by far the biggest question I get asked is..."How can I raise venture capital?"Like it or not, much of our success as entrepreneurs...
View ArticleThis "Late Mover" Just Raised $1.5 Million
Last week, Denver-based Internet Pawn (InternetPawn.com) raised $1.5 million in funding from Daylight Partners and Access Ventures.What I found most interesting about this deal was that nearly ten...
View ArticleHow to Find and Contact Venture Capitalists
I recently surveyed THOUSANDS of entrepreneurs about raising venture capital. And then I spent hours reviewing your responses. I went ahead and created a report that answers most of the common...
View ArticleHow to Pitch Venture Capitalists
Meeting with the venture capitalist and giving them the right presentation is the MOST important part of the venture capital raising process. This video shows you exactly what topics you should cover...
View ArticleYou're Invited to Attend... "Venture Capital Bootcamp"
UPDATE: Venture Capital Bootcamp registration is now open.Click here to register for Venture Capital BootcampNext week, I'll be opening up registration for my new online training program, Venture...
View ArticleAn Overlooked Secret to Raising Capital
After the dot com bust, I served on a panel with Tom Clancy, a former partner at Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, a billion dollar venture fund in San Diego.Having been burned by poor investments...
View Article"Venture Capital Bootcamp" Opens Thursday
UPDATE: Venture Capital Bootcamp is now live.Click here to register for Venture Capital BootcampThis Thursday, June 3rd at 12pm EST, we will be opening the doors to Venture Capital Bootcamp, our 4-week...
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Who Gets Funded? Great Businesses vs. Great Presentations
From businesses come needs – like raising capital. Raising capital usually means pitching investors.So which businesses are most likely to be among the approximately 5% who raise funds from...
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What Unifies All Great Businesses?
The fundamental challenge of modern business is finding that right balance between tactics and strategy, between execution and innovation, between management and entrepreneurship.Typically, as...
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What Do Wal-Mart, McDonalds, and Starbucks have in common?
Wal-Mart.McDonalds. Starbucks.What do they have in common? Well, for one, they are businesses that were not started and grown from scratch by their original founders.Rather, they were all started by...
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RISK…and what to do about it
The four letter word in all conversations between entrepreneurs and investors is risk.Investors are always interested in getting ownership stakes in high potential companies but are also always weary...
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For Emerging Companies, Do Financial Projections Even Matter?
As any venture capitalist worth his salt will tell you, there is a chasm of difference between the mostly grounded-in-reality financial forecasts offered by public companies, and the almost never to...
View ArticleThe Paradox of Fear
Michael Raynor’s great book - "The Strategy Paradox" - should be required reading for any investor or executive seriously interested in understanding the real connection between risk and return in the...
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What We Can Learn from One of the Greatest Investors of All Time
On the cover of this week’s Fortune Magazine is PayPal founder and famed technology investor Peter Thiel. Within is an awesome 4,000+ word opus on Thiel’s views on technology, investing, education and...
View ArticleWhy NOT to Invest in VC – backed Companies
The typical wisdom regarding the appropriate financing course for a new company goes as follows:1. An entrepreneur starts a company in classic "bootstrap" fashion - with a combination of sweat equity...
View ArticleFar from Silicon Valley: From Startup to IPO?
I had the good fortune to moderate a panel at last week's IBA Silicon Valley from Start-up to IPO / Exit Conference. With entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, attorneys, and investment bankers from over...
View ArticleA Unicorn of One’s Very Own?
Last week, I wrote about the strong ambition across the globe to have a "Silicon Valley of One's Own," and to replicate the otherworldly innovation of a region that has produced more than 75% of the...
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